EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE DRIFT, WHEN DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
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Showing all 9THE EE WAS USING A DISK GRINDER WHILE DOING PREPARTION WORK ON A MOTOR BASE FOR THE NO.1 SHAFT HOIST. THE WORK WAS SEEING PERFORMED OUTSIDE WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITION A FOREIGN BODY LODGED IN H IS LEFT EYE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DR.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON HIS FIRST SCHEDULED SHIFT AND WAS OBSERVED LIMPING AS HE DEPARTED FROM THE VAN POOL AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER AROUND COLLAR AREA OF JOB SITE. NO SUBSTANDARD ACTION MADE OR OC CURANCE OBSERVED WHICH COULD BE ANTICIPATED AS WORK RELATED OCCURRED THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION DERRIVED FROM PRIOR ATERIAL SURGERY.
MAKING ROUNDS ON THE SURFACE FACILITIES AND EYE BECAME IRRITATED.
WORKER CLAIMED CHEST PAINS, DIZZINESS AND WAS PALE IN COLOR.
WHILE PULLING TUBING WIND WAS BLOWING HARD AND BLEW AND 4X4 PIECE OF PLYWOOD INTO THE RIGHT REAR OF HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON 966 LOADER WIND SLAMMED DOOR SHUT AS EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO GRAB DOOR FRAME.DOOR SMASHED LEFT THUMB CAUSING FRACTURE AND CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STOPPED AT DUMP AREA WHEN HE STARTED COUGHING.HE COUGHED SO HARD THAT HE REACHED FOR DOOR HANDLE TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON HIS COUGH,WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AT BACK AND LEFT RIB A REA.EMPLOYEE A HAUL TRUCK DRIVER ENDED UP WITH A BROKEN RIB.
WALKING PAST FAB SH OP GUST OF WIND CAUGHT VISQUEEN WHICH GOT FOREIGN OBJECTIN EYE.